Vancouver Comprehensive Plan 2011-2030 - City of Vancouver

In the unincorporated portion of the Vancouver residents that use them, and a network of roads,Urban Growth Area, Clark County has completed sidewalks, and bike paths to reach these destinationseasily. This concept is also known as thea subarea plan for the Highway 99 corridor immediatelynorth of Vancouver city limits and is in “20-minute neighborhood”, and is based on thethe process of developing additional subarea plans idea is that encouraging more accessible publicin the surrounding Three Creeks special planning and private amenities nearby can help maintainarea. These areas are not anticipated to be annexed or enhance the convenience, livability and distinctivenessof individual neighborhoods. It can alsoto the City of Vancouver until approximately 2020or later.provide a wider range of transportation choicesincluding shorter drives, walking, transit, or otherDevelopment within centers and corridors thatoptions, and can generally promote opportunitieshave existing services is generally more efficientfor community interaction and social cohesion.and cost effective than elsewhere, and can in turnsupport additional service investments. For transit Data for this concept is available at the websiteservice, the Institute of Traffic Engineers manual Walk Score, which calculates the proximity ofand C-Tran recommends that housing densities stores and other land use destinations to housing,of at least 7 units per acre are needed to support Vancouver’s citywide score in 2011 is estimatedservice every ½ hour, or at least 80-200 employees at 50 on a scale of 0 to 100, slightly ahead of theper acre in non-residential areas. To support serviceevery 10 minutes, 15 housing unit per acre or (48), and the scores for the cities of Battle Groundaverage for midsize and larger Washington cities200-500 employees per acre is recommended.(49) and Camas (36). The City of Portland receiveda score of 67. Walk Score reflects proximity of variousland uses, not sidewalk condition or measuresFacilitating connected neighborhoods andcommunitiesof connectivity. A score below 50 indicates mostThe Comprehensive Plan envisions Vancouvertrips require a car. Figure 1-3 illustrates how Walkneighborhoods that have restaurants, stores, public Scores vary within Vancouver. Green areas withfacilities, and employment opportunities near the mixes of land use that are most conducive to walkingor short drives areFigure 1-3. Areas in Vancouver with land use mixes conducive to walking (100 best)in downtown andareas to the north,near portions ofFourth Plain Blvd,and portions ofMill Plain Blvd eastof I-205.Source: Walk Score (http://www.walkscore.com/WA/Vancouver)Vancouver Comprehensive Plan 2011-2030 Community Development | 1-9